I’m still working through my files, so here is another of my favourite Mantua. A deep blue silk covered in silver embroidery. Right now I don’t have access to the printed materials so I’m mostly inspired by the over all effect, and as my lace has a very uneven but scalloped hem I’m using this…
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Elsa inspired mantua
Finally, I’ve started to get back to projects. I really need something with no rules, and makes use of two very pretty but modern fabrics, a shot blue taffeta and a heavy fully sequined lace. It was very hard to decide between my two designs. My few rules are it does stick to historic cut,…
elsa cape dye success!
ELSA CAPE DYE SUCCESS! by admin, January 30, 2015 Confession, the old colour looked way too deep in shadow so I removed the colour. But the fabric went a blotchy silver with a few blue patches. So to the shame pile it went. I finally used a tiny tiny tiny amount of turquoise iDye…
elsa, cape draped to show depth
ELSA, CAPE DRAPED TO SHOW DEPTH by admin, January 30, 2015 Cat is just reacting to the heat. I am back in bed trying to play “stay ahead of the fatigue.”
just one wash, hooray :)
JUST ONE WASH, HOORAY 🙂 by admin, January 20, 2015 Much much better 🙂
elsa :)
ELSA 🙂 by admin, January 5, 2015 Cape will be replaced, the shirt screen printed (sequins rat up the plait!!!!) And I am kicking myself I didn’t put horsehair braid along the top edge like I wanted. The colours are fairly true though 🙂 My dress is baby blue in one direction, turquoise in another and the…
elsa too :)
ELSA TOO 🙂 by admin, January 5, 2015 Already wilting, so I have Plans 🙂 That hem swishes like the swishiest thing 🙂 I was going to redo it but I like the effect. It will need some pressing though.
HEMMING
HEMMING by amin, January 3, 2015 It looks too green on my phone so it should be about right on my comp
ELSA SHIRT SEQUINS
ELSA SHIRT SEQUINS by admin, January 2, 2015 Off centre but this was the first pass. Tomorrow is when I hope to sew like the wind 🙂 I’ve been distracting meself as I am worried about it all. So I’ll pin the zip in so tomorrow can be all machine and a little handsewing.
elsa- the basic dress is nearly there :)
ELSA- THE BASIC DRESS IS NEARLY THERE 🙂 by admin, January 1, 2015 The dress as of a few hours ago after a ridiculous “tidy”. Wherein I actually start splashing latex and realising I can’t sew pretty stuff with magenta latex uncured around the place….P Possible the most true to life ombre effect. The cape…